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Khaki
A light tan, yellowish color, from a Hindustani word meaning soil-colored, which came into English via the British Indian Army. A khaki uniform was introduced in 1848, and the British Army adopted it for colonial campaign dress, including the Second Boer War.
Mentioned in
- Chapter III The War of Movement §1 Mobilization: Trains, Horses and Millions
- Chapter VIII The Reckoning and the Remaking §2 Paris, 1919: The Peacemakers and the League